Rul played in 4 pre-season friendlies in 2007, scoring once, he also played in a friendly at Crediton, which was abandoned, where The Grecians fielded a very youthful side including "the Portuguese trialist Rui Braguinha who paired Dean Stamp in attack. Matt Bye and Liam Sercombe were paired in midfield with Matt Taylor captaining the side from centre half".
It was abandoned after an injury to James Berry.

He was one of 8 trialists who played for Exeter City in a friendly at Hayes and Yeading on the 1st of August 2007.

He was a forward and was released after this trial.

Rui played two games for Acqdemico de Viseu in 2009-10 in Portugal, he was described as a Portuguese right winger, who was born on the 1/3/1984.